Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,870
Selected8,717
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,352Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute735Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament534LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar253Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent867CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,976
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Laufer psychanalyste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Psychoanalyst | 2 | 2 |
| Lawrence Goldman historian · Oxford | Selected | Academic | English historian at Oxford. | 2 | 2 |
| Leah Downey Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Researcher or doctoral candidate affiliated with university. | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Elliot Major Professor of Social Mobility · University of Exeter | Selected | Academic | Professor, Professor of Social Mobility, University of Exeter. | 2 | 2 |
| Leonor Caldeira cronista · Sábado | Selected | Commentator | Columnist of Sábado. | 2 | 2 |
| Lester Munson former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer · Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Selected | Former official | Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer. | 2 | 2 |
| Liesbeth Woertman emeritus hoogleraar psychologie · Universiteit Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of psychology at University of Utrecht. | 2 | 2 |
| Liz Morris Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of glaciology. | 2 | 2 |
| Lord Simon McDonald | Selected | Former official | Former senior Foreign Office official, peer. | 2 | 2 |
| Lori Gottlieb Psychotherapist, bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Psychotherapist and bestselling author writing on wellness. | 2 | 2 |
| Louise Bengtsson senioranalytiker · UI | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior analyst in global policy at UI. | 2 | 2 |
| Lynda Gratton Professor · London Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at London Business School. | 2 | 2 |
| Lyndsey Stonebridge Arendt expert | Selected | Academic | Professor of humanities at the University of Birmingham. | 2 | 2 |
| Lynne Olson historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of several books on World War II. | 2 | 2 |
| Maarten Larmuseau Prof. dr., geneticus · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Professor and geneticist doctor at KU Leuven. | 2 | 2 |
| Maciej Kalwasiński expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center (OSW). | 2 | 2 |
| Madalena Meyer Resende professora associada · Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at Nova University of Lisbon. | 2 | 2 |
| Maha Nassar | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Arizona. | 2 | 2 |
| Malcom Kyeyune svensk skribent och tänkare | Selected | Commentator | Swedish writer and thinker, analysis writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Manfred Ainedter Strafverteidiger | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal defense legend, specialized lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Manoj Kewalramani Fellow for China Studies · Takshashila Institution | Selected | Think tank | Fellow for China Studies at Takshashila Institution. | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Brackett founding director · Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Selected | Academic | Founding director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Garrigasait gestor del fondo · Japan Deep Value | Selected | Economist or consultant | Japan Deep Value fund manager. | 2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dirsus Politikwissenschafter | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Institut für Sicherheitspolitik. | 2 | 2 |
| Marcin Kędzierski ekonomista, publicysta · Polska Sieć Ekonomii | Selected | Economist or consultant et Commentator | Economist and columnist. | 2 | 2 |
| Margie Lachman professor of psychology · Brandeis University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, Brandeis University. | 2 | 2 |
| Margot Dijkgraaf | Selected | Commentator | Author biography of Madame de Staël. | 2 | 2 |
| Marie Bossaert maîtresse de conférences · Université Clermont-Auvergne | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer Clermont-Auvergne University. | 2 | 2 |
| Marijke Leliveld hoogleraar | Selected | Academic | Professor, university professor. | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Münkler Prof. Dr. | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr., literary scholar at TU Dresden universities. | 2 | 2 |
| Marina Rudyak China-Expertin · Yale, Universität Heidelberg | Selected | Academic | China expert at Yale and University of Heidelberg. | 2 | 2 |
| Marine Braud Associée et co-fondatrice · cabinet Alameda | Selected | Lawyer | Associate co-founder of Alameda law firm. | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Livio astrophysicist · Hubble Space Telescope | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist Hubble Space Telescope. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Blagrove Professor, Director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory · Swansea University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Director of Swansea University Sleep Lab. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Harper | Selected | Former official | British politician, ministerial positions in late 2019. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Lanier lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Mills author, investor, policy advisor · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Policy advisor and senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark van Vuuren auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author, appears to write about politics and society. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Gaedt Autor und Provotainer | Selected | Commentator | Author and Provoker, culture analysis. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin Kobler Ex-Botschafter, UN-Sondergesandter | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador, UN special envoy. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary-Frances O'Connor Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry · University of Arizona | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor University of Arizona. | 2 | 2 |
| María Dueñas | Selected | Academic | Writer and professor of philology at University of Murcia. | 2 | 2 |
| María Martinón-Torres paleoantropóloga | Selected | Academic | Paleoanthropologist at National Center for Research on Human Evolution. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathilde MATHIEU Journaliste au service Enquêtes · Mediapart | Selected | Commentator | Investigations desk journalist at Mediapart. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Beane Assistant Professor · University of California, Santa Barbara | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Gertken Chief Geopolitical Strategist · BCA Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Geopolitical Strategist at BCA Research. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling author | Selected | Commentator | Author and analytical work author. | 2 | 2 |
| Mattias Sjödin förvaltare · Carnegie Sverigefond | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Carnegie Sverigefond. | 2 | 2 |
| Max Smeets Senior Researcher · ETH Zurich | Selected | Academic | Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich. | 2 | 2 |
| Maximilian Pichl Rechtswissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | University jurist, law researcher. | 2 | 2 |